EP 1110-1-24
15 Dec 00
USACE.......................United States Army Corps of Engineers
USAESCH..................U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville
UXO ...........................Unexploded Ordnance
Section II
Terms
Active Installations
Installations under the custody and control of DOD. Includes operating installations, installations in a
standby or layaway status, and installations awaiting closure under the Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) legislation.
Active Range
A military range that is currently in service and is being regularly used for range activities. (40 CFR
266.201)
Administrative Record
The body of documents that "forms the basis" for the selection of a particular response at a site.
Documents that are included are relevant documents that were relied upon in selecting the response
action as well as relevant documents that were considered but were ultimately rejected. (ER 1110-1-
8153)
Applicable or Relevant, and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)
Applicable requirements are cleanup standards, standards of control, and other substantive
environmental protection requirements promulgated under federal or state environmental law that
specifically address a hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, remedial action, location or other
circumstance found at a CERCLA site. Relevant and appropriate requirements are cleanup standards
that while not "applicable", address situations sufficiently similar to those encountered at a CERCLA
site that their use is well-suited to the particular site.
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Program governing the scheduled closing of Department of Defense sites. (Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1988, Public Law 100-526, 102 Stat. 2623, and the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law 101-510, 104 Stat. 1808)
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